Amor no Contrato (2022)

Loved this drama!

Someone has to post a good review to offset this mixed bag of miserable ones lol!!

I thought it was great, I’m prone to skipping boring parts, and didn’t feel the need here. Yes, some elements are a bit predictable- but that’s what we love about K-dramas. I loved both the ML’s and the writers and actors did a good job at me rooting for them both at different times.

First episode if rammed full of very quick paced overview of what the FL does as a Single Life Helper, so fast that at times it was starting to get a bit confusing. I was glad when that was done and we could settle into the story.

The intro of the ex-wife was a bit annoying at first, but hey we needed someone from the past to show up right? The typical kdrama “break up” was pointless if you ask me- and my only gripe was after all the tension and emotion they build up - the reconciliation was a dead cat flop. Some sparks or a bit more emotion from them both would have been so much more satisfying and we are right back into the quirky bit of planning future.

Overall though I loved it and would watch again.

Leia Mais

Weird mix of romcom elements with dark childhood trauma but it works

I never write reviews of airing dramas but this drama has gotten a lot of bad word of mouth and I want to counter that for anyone who's undecided about watching it. Just know going in that the marketing for this show has been very misleading. Someone on Reddit described it as Business Proposal meets Flower of Evil meets Pretty Woman and that is very accurate. Yes it's often very funny (a dinner scene in episode 4 made me scream laugh) but it's also very heavy and sad in a lot of ways.

It has what may be the weirdest first episode of a drama I've ever seen. You are dropped directly into the story after the leads have been contract married for five years. Their entire relationship to that point has consisted of her meeting him three days a week for dinners he's cooked for her and that they eat in total silence because the ML suffers from crippling social anxiety and struggles to make connections with other people. Despite that, the FL is starting to catch feelings for the ML because he feeds her and gives her a quiet safe space and makes no demands on her, unlike her other clients who constantly have to be managed.

The FL was raised by a shady woman contracted by a corporation to groom the perfect chaebol wife so she could be married off to the eldest son of another chaebol family. The FL refused to go through with the marriage and uses the skills she learned to run a business as a wife for hire. She's been divorced 13 times and has had many more fake relationships that were never made legal. She sends all of her money to the shady woman who treats her coldly but is the closest thing she has to a mother.

The 2ML is the youngest brother of the man rejected by the FL. He's never forgotten her and even though he's become a famous actor he's named his beloved cat after her (it's a one sided love since the cat hates him). There's a big development in episode 4 that I won't spoil but this is definitely not your typical 2ML.

The FL's roommate and best friend is a gay man she fake married (later divorced) to get his homophobic sisters off his back. We first see him with the hot young man he's spent the night with but he dreams of moving to Canada so he can be openly out and attend the gay pride parade in Vancouver. It's great to see an LGBT character in a Kdrama who isn't stereotypical and has his own story arc.

The actors are all excellent but I want to give a special shoutout to Go Kyung-pyo as the ML. I've always liked him but he's a revelation in this drama. The character requires him to veer from dark and scary to endearingly awkward to sexy and smitten to panicked and jealous. He's good at all of it and I also have to mention he's in the best shape of his life and looks amazing in suits. He and Park Min Young have fantastic chemistry but she does that with all of her costars.

Whether or not you'll enjoy this depends a lot on your tolerance for drastic changes in tone and odd plotting (episode 1 felt like episode 10 of a normal drama). It's not like any other drama I've seen. I'm loving it and looking forward to seeing how this story unfolds. I hope it doesn't fall apart in the end but I think it's very much worth checking out.

Leia Mais

One of the most delightful, charming, and heart warming Romance series

I decided to watch ‘Love in Contract’ as it starred Park Min Young, my favourite actress, and the premise looked intriguing. After seeing so many negative reviews on MDL I was prepared to be disappointed but found myself smiling, engaged and entranced till the last moment of the last episode.

So many K-dramas are driven by situations created by information not shared between the main characters. I was particularly delighted at how open Choi Sang-eun (Park Min Young) and Jo Ji Ho (Ko Kyung Po) were with each other saving hours of unnecessary tension. Considering some of the complicated plot twists, I thought the writers did a wonderful job of making all the strands of the stories make sense. This was aided by first class acting from top to bottom.

What can I say about Park Min Young except that if anyone on the planet has more beautiful and radiant smile, I’ve yet to see it. She lights up every scene she plays whether comic or serious. If I could be like any K-drama character, it might be Judge Chung Ji Ho for whom kindness and integrity would appear to be instinctual.

For me this was not only a comedy but a healing lesson in empathy, being true to oneself, and to the ultimate moral superiority of honesty.

As a musician, I was struck by how a few piano chords could summon up the depths of the love between Sang-eun and the Judge.

I imagine I will be re-watching this feel good story again and likely soon. My thanks to everyone involved in this.

Leia Mais

It was actually a good drama......

It was actually a good drama. There were some frustrating moments but still it was good.

I loved how our ml is a green flag, he is so patient with everything, he trusts and doesn't misunderstand!!

The relationship between leads was really non toxic and till the end they were so good to each other.

Second leads character was not so impressive in this drama but the actor who played it did a very good job. I want to see him in a main role.

I read negative reviews before watching the drama that's why I digested the frustration i felt sometimes. So just ignore some things and you will enjoy the drama.

Overall 9/10 👍

Leia Mais

Contract romance shrouded in mystery

Love in Contract has an intriguing storyline with good dose of romance and mystery.

The FL - Choi Sang-Eun is a professional wife-for-hire with stylish good looks, brains, an amazing wardrobe and an array of talents. Whether you need a trophy wife to boost your self-esteem during a class reunion, a proficient golfer wife to help you land a business deal, a wife to hide the fact that you are gay and to get your family off your back, or provide reassurance to your grandmother so she can pass away peacefully — the FL is there to help you out for a fee, and that includes extras if you need her to go through the whole nine yards to register the marriage. Twelve divorces down the line with enough of an egg nest to pursue her lifelong dream, the FL is pretty much at the verge of retiring except for her lingering ties towards her long time attractive and well to do albeit quiet client (Jung Ji-Ho) of 5 years. Their contract arrangement is simple, every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the ML prepares a fanciful scrumptious dinner for the FL and they dine together at his home. Ji-ho seems to be the perfect husband to FL, except that he seems shrouded in mystery...

There is a second male interest to the FL - Kang Hae-jin. He is a famous celebrity who hides his identity as a chaelbol. He has a crush on the FL for a long time and there is a back story on why he ended up being enamoured of the FL.

There is also mystery surrounding the FL.'s identity and reason for her career choice as wife-for-hire.

After only 2 epsodes, I'm totally hook on the show! Can't wait for the next episodes to be screened.

In summary, my first impressions are:

Fantastic storyline, not merely the usual romcom
Great FL and acting skills!
Love the FL stylish looks, getups and personas in her different wife roles,
High quality production
Must watch!!!

Leia Mais

Choi sang eun and Jiho end game

She had to do some job where she was the mum or something but the guy was trying to be abit violent but she was daebak! See how she defend herself.
#LoveInContract https://t.co/FxKSAQ1fIh
I believe SE has some form of affection for JH as he really is the perfect husband..she and bestie did discuss abt it. My stream is bad but I think thanks to her job she's able to get herself these luxuries
She's ready for some action movies 🔥❤️
I believe fr all their dinners that JH has shaken her heart. He is a very thoughtful & wins her over with his gentlemanly ways. But as she wanted to take things differently, JH says that they should divorce & it is time to end this.
LoveInContractEp1 is about a boss woman and a mysterious assassin kind of guy

Leia Mais